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Anthony Burgess Quotes

Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate Picture Quote #1

Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination Picture Quote #1

... We’re a government that believes in everybody having the illusion of free will Picture Quote #1

Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist Picture Quote #1

All art preserves mysteries which aesthetic philosophers tackle in vain Picture Quote #1

Blessed tree and blessed birds, that were to be neither saved nor damned Picture Quote #1

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Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets Picture Quote #1

He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his child Picture Quote #1

Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God’s. The sixth day is for football Picture Quote #1

For the serious artist does not satisfy needs - instead, he creates values. Values, to the world at large, have - alas, alas, and again alas - no value at all Picture Quote #1

I was very lighthearted. This often the way when the abandonment of personal responsibility is enforced: neither wronged innocence or just guilt can seriously impair the sensation of freedom one has Picture Quote #1

Ignorance and poverty are the best condiments for the great feast of the world, but the inexperienced and poor are never invited to it Picture Quote #1

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A character, to be acceptable as more than a chess piece, has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past, and not at all sure of what he’s supposed to be doing Picture Quote #1

A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be an intellectual Picture Quote #1

Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace Picture Quote #1

It’s always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you’re going Picture Quote #1

Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don’t know how to use their energy creatively so they do the opposite and destroy Picture Quote #1

What critics often ask for is the impossible, though this may be a salutary means of extending the borders of art Picture Quote #1

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The practice of fiction can be dangerous: it puts ideas into the head of the world Picture Quote #1

With both agents and publishers hungry for bestsellers, literature will have to end up as a cottage industry Picture Quote #1

As we grow older, the memories of early life brighten, those of maturity and senescence grow dim and confused Picture Quote #1

I mean, there’s little enough in this life, really, and you only find it worth living for the odd moments, and if you think you’re going to have those odd moments again, then it makes life wonderful and have a meaning Picture Quote #1

Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? Picture Quote #1

Come with uncle and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones... you are invited! Picture Quote #1

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It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on a screen Picture Quote #1

To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world Picture Quote #1

The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities Picture Quote #1

There is a satisfactory boniness about grammar which the flesh of sheer vocabulary requires before it can become a vertebrate and walk the earth Picture Quote #1

Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit? Picture Quote #1

... the essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man Picture Quote #1

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Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Language exists less to record the actual than to liberate the imagination (Anthony Burgess Quotes) ... We’re a government that believes in everybody having the illusion of free will (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Every grain of experience is food for the greedy growing soul of the artist (Anthony Burgess Quotes) All art preserves mysteries which aesthetic philosophers tackle in vain (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Blessed tree and blessed birds, that were to be neither saved nor damned (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets (Anthony Burgess Quotes) He said it was artificial respiration, but now I find I am to have his child (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Five days shalt thou labour, as the Bible says. The seventh day is the Lord thy God’s. The sixth day is for football (Anthony Burgess Quotes) For the serious artist does not satisfy needs - instead, he creates values. Values, to the world at large, have - alas, alas, and again alas - no value at all (Anthony Burgess Quotes) I was very lighthearted. This often the way when the abandonment of personal responsibility is enforced: neither wronged innocence or just guilt can seriously impair the sensation of freedom one has (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Ignorance and poverty are the best condiments for the great feast of the world, but the inexperienced and poor are never invited to it (Anthony Burgess Quotes) A character, to be acceptable as more than a chess piece, has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past, and not at all sure of what he’s supposed to be doing (Anthony Burgess Quotes) A novelist should not be too intelligent either, although... he may be permitted to be an intellectual (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace (Anthony Burgess Quotes) It’s always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part of where you’re going (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don’t know how to use their energy creatively so they do the opposite and destroy (Anthony Burgess Quotes) What critics often ask for is the impossible, though this may be a salutary means of extending the borders of art (Anthony Burgess Quotes) The practice of fiction can be dangerous: it puts ideas into the head of the world (Anthony Burgess Quotes) With both agents and publishers hungry for bestsellers, literature will have to end up as a cottage industry (Anthony Burgess Quotes) As we grow older, the memories of early life brighten, those of maturity and senescence grow dim and confused (Anthony Burgess Quotes) I mean, there’s little enough in this life, really, and you only find it worth living for the odd moments, and if you think you’re going to have those odd moments again, then it makes life wonderful and have a meaning (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him? (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Come with uncle and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones... you are invited! (Anthony Burgess Quotes) It’s funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you watch them on a screen (Anthony Burgess Quotes) To be left alone is the most precious thing one can ask of the modern world (Anthony Burgess Quotes) The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities (Anthony Burgess Quotes) There is a satisfactory boniness about grammar which the flesh of sheer vocabulary requires before it can become a vertebrate and walk the earth (Anthony Burgess Quotes) Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit? (Anthony Burgess Quotes) ... the essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man (Anthony Burgess Quotes)

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